Compliance & Assurance Analyst

Compliance & Assurance Analyst – 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

We offer a salary of £37,212 - £46,515 per annum dependant on experience:

• Annual performance related bonus
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 10% company contribution)
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!
• A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
• Retail savings scheme
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Where I’d work: Bradford/ Hybrid Working (typically you will be in the office 1 x day per week in Bradford)

Work type: Temporary for 12 x months, working full time 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday between the working window of 8:00am-6:00pm

We have an exciting opportunity for a Compliance & Assurance Analyst to join us in the Risk & Compliance Team and be a part of running assurance activity across the Company. Could this be you?

What we do:

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year can rely on our services and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment, and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry.

Where you fit in:

As Compliance & Assurance Analyst you will create and embed Compliance management information, including BI Dashboards and reporting packs to provide insights and support to all areas of the business including the Executive and Board to influence understanding on business wide Legal, Statutory and Regulatory Compliance obligations.

You will review and analyse process controls and assurance activity to identify compliance risk and opportunities and recommend process improvements.

You will act as key relationship manager for Compliance Leads, to influence and drive the Compliance Framework across all areas of the business.

You will create and oversee the governance in relation to integrated action monitoring for the organisation and Regulators to reduce the risks to non-compliance, producing management information for the Executive and Senior Leaders.

As our Compliance & Assurance Analyst you will:

• Build business-wide compliance reports - Drawing in external and internal best practice compliance measures, gathering stakeholder expectations and making the reports engaging and easy to understand.
• Analyse the outputs of the management reporting to provide compliance assurance and identify risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Own the maintenance of the Compliance Database and manage the technical governance to ensure a resilient system is in place to monitor compliance.
• Manage the completeness and improvement of the Compliance database, overseeing that it is kept up to date by compliance leads across the business, escalating persistent gaps or non-responders to the Compliance Manager. Work with the Tech team to ensure the database is capable of building the hierarchy of compliance reports and insight on compliance for different stakeholders.
• Support the Head of Risk and Compliance and the Compliance manager in building Compliance updates and reports to the Audit and Risk Committee and the Board.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Excellent IT skills: Experience of using Microsoft Power BI, Excel and SharePoint to manage multiple sources of raw data and transpose into impactful management reports.
• Strong Communication skills: articulate and able to liaise and express self clearly to all levels of colleagues including Senior leaders, Directors, and external stakeholders. Also the ability to present Reporting Dashboards in formal reports and management meetings. You will be able to listen, question and summarise to understand and meet stakeholder needs.
• Highly numerate, strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to present data clearly and concisely to deliver and influence key business compliance messages.
• You will be focused on continuous learning, you will be willing to bring new tools and techniques to the team and wider business.
• Excellent influencing skills: able to hold colleagues, including those at a more senior level, to time and quality and to manage expectations.
• Highly organised and logical, with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Time management skills: able to manage and prioritise workload to meet various deadlines.
• Able to use own initiative, work independently or as part of a team to meet deadlines.
• Excellent standards of customer service.
• Project management skills: Able to manage and deliver agreed projects.
• Confidentiality: ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the role.

We embrace a flexible working model, where our hybrid setup typically requires an average of 1 x day in the office per week. This could be slightly more when collaborative efforts, training or meeting deadlines demand it. For those who prefer to work on-site, our office is open Monday-Friday during working hours.

If you want to help us deliver exceptional service for our customers whilst protecting the environment, then apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer for you.

Recruitment Process:

Closing Date – 19th January, 2025

We’re proud to serve the Yorkshire region and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. We’d really like candidates of all different backgrounds to apply.

If you get the role, you’ll need to undergo pre-employment checks, which include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, if necessary. So you don’t miss out, be sure to complete and send through your application as soon as you can.